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Siracusa Calcio 1924
Siracusa Calcio 1924, commonly referred to as Siracusa, is an Italian football club based in Syracuse, Sicily. (Italian: Siracusa, Sicilia) The club currently plays in Serie C Group C.
The earliest association football club in the Aretusean city was the Ortigia Sport Club, established in 1907. Two years later, the club participated in the Lipton Challenge Cup, a prestigious football tournament in Southern Italy, reaching the semi-final on 10 April 1909, in Palermo. There, they faced the local Palermo Football Club, losing 4–2. Notably, Ortigia had initially been awarded a forfeit victory due to Palermo fielding professional players, a violation of the era's regulations. Nevertheless, the match proceeded as a friendly. Apart from occasional provincial appearances, little is recorded of the island club thereafter, with its definitive dissolution coinciding with the outbreak of World War I.
It was not until after the post-war period, in the early 1920s, that new clubs emerged: in 1922, the Polisportiva Siracusana was founded, alongside the Sporting Club Santa Lucia, established by sailor Giuseppe Barcio. The latter's existence proved short-lived, disbanding after just one year. In 1923, additional local teams were formed, primarily neighborhood-based, engaging in amateur street tournaments. Among these, the blues of Esperia (from Ortygia) and the yellow-and-reds of Insuperabile (from Borgata Santa Lucia, mainland Syracuse) stood out, divided by intense local rivalry that extended to the football pitch. That same year, the Circolo Sportivo Tommaso Gargallo was founded, named after the Syracusan poet.
Among these, the Polisportiva Siracusana activated its football section with the 75th Infantry Regiment team, comprising soldiers stationed in Syracuse, including lieutenant Genesio Pioletti. Also noteworthy is the Siracusa Football Club, arguably the most direct precursor to modern Siracusa, sporting a white-and-green checkered kit. Active between 1924 and 1925 as a multi-sport organization, it organized the 1925 city student championships in football, high jump, long jump, sprinting, and middle-distance running.
Syracuse, Autumn 1924
Campo Coloniale
Tommaso Gargallo Siracusa vs. Centurion
1 – 6
The evening of 1 April 1924, marked a pivotal moment for Syracuse football: the merger of Esperia, Insuperabile, and the 75th Infantry's football section into the Circolo Sportivo Tommaso Gargallo, orchestrated and sponsored by Luigi Santuccio and Genesio Pioletti. This unification stemmed from a quadrangular tournament organized by a Gargallo representative, featuring the aforementioned teams. Gargallo triumphed, defeating Ortigia's Esperia 9–0 in the final. Following the merger, the Gargallo family allocated 5,000 lire to establish the club's financial foundation.
The first official match of the newly fused Gargallo Siracusa occurred in autumn 1924. Led by co-presidents Salvatore Monteforte and Luigi Santuccio and coached by Genesio Pioletti, the team donned black jerseys as a tribute to the Fascist regime. They faced the Centurion, a team of English sailors from the battleship of the same name docked at Syracuse Port. The friendly, held at the Coloniale sports facility (now Via Augusto Von Platen), ended in a decisive 6–1 victory for the Channel side. Genesio Pioletti scored Gargallo's lone goal from a penalty kick. Accounts suggest the English team included players from the national squad, explaining their dominance.
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Siracusa Calcio 1924
Siracusa Calcio 1924, commonly referred to as Siracusa, is an Italian football club based in Syracuse, Sicily. (Italian: Siracusa, Sicilia) The club currently plays in Serie C Group C.
The earliest association football club in the Aretusean city was the Ortigia Sport Club, established in 1907. Two years later, the club participated in the Lipton Challenge Cup, a prestigious football tournament in Southern Italy, reaching the semi-final on 10 April 1909, in Palermo. There, they faced the local Palermo Football Club, losing 4–2. Notably, Ortigia had initially been awarded a forfeit victory due to Palermo fielding professional players, a violation of the era's regulations. Nevertheless, the match proceeded as a friendly. Apart from occasional provincial appearances, little is recorded of the island club thereafter, with its definitive dissolution coinciding with the outbreak of World War I.
It was not until after the post-war period, in the early 1920s, that new clubs emerged: in 1922, the Polisportiva Siracusana was founded, alongside the Sporting Club Santa Lucia, established by sailor Giuseppe Barcio. The latter's existence proved short-lived, disbanding after just one year. In 1923, additional local teams were formed, primarily neighborhood-based, engaging in amateur street tournaments. Among these, the blues of Esperia (from Ortygia) and the yellow-and-reds of Insuperabile (from Borgata Santa Lucia, mainland Syracuse) stood out, divided by intense local rivalry that extended to the football pitch. That same year, the Circolo Sportivo Tommaso Gargallo was founded, named after the Syracusan poet.
Among these, the Polisportiva Siracusana activated its football section with the 75th Infantry Regiment team, comprising soldiers stationed in Syracuse, including lieutenant Genesio Pioletti. Also noteworthy is the Siracusa Football Club, arguably the most direct precursor to modern Siracusa, sporting a white-and-green checkered kit. Active between 1924 and 1925 as a multi-sport organization, it organized the 1925 city student championships in football, high jump, long jump, sprinting, and middle-distance running.
Syracuse, Autumn 1924
Campo Coloniale
Tommaso Gargallo Siracusa vs. Centurion
1 – 6
The evening of 1 April 1924, marked a pivotal moment for Syracuse football: the merger of Esperia, Insuperabile, and the 75th Infantry's football section into the Circolo Sportivo Tommaso Gargallo, orchestrated and sponsored by Luigi Santuccio and Genesio Pioletti. This unification stemmed from a quadrangular tournament organized by a Gargallo representative, featuring the aforementioned teams. Gargallo triumphed, defeating Ortigia's Esperia 9–0 in the final. Following the merger, the Gargallo family allocated 5,000 lire to establish the club's financial foundation.
The first official match of the newly fused Gargallo Siracusa occurred in autumn 1924. Led by co-presidents Salvatore Monteforte and Luigi Santuccio and coached by Genesio Pioletti, the team donned black jerseys as a tribute to the Fascist regime. They faced the Centurion, a team of English sailors from the battleship of the same name docked at Syracuse Port. The friendly, held at the Coloniale sports facility (now Via Augusto Von Platen), ended in a decisive 6–1 victory for the Channel side. Genesio Pioletti scored Gargallo's lone goal from a penalty kick. Accounts suggest the English team included players from the national squad, explaining their dominance.